Cigarette



A. DEINSTEIN 1,817,546

CIGARETTE Aug. 4, 1931.

Filed July 9, 1930 Patented Aug. 4, 1931 .ABRAHAM DEINSTEIN, F CHICAGO, LLINOIS CIGARETTE Application viled July '9, 1980. Serial IIa-468,687:

In the manufacture of cigarettes it has been the practice to enclose a quantity of tobacco `Within a cylindrical casing orcovering constructed of thin paper.- In the ordinary type of cigarette both ends of the cylindrical wrapper or casing are left open so that any loose tobacco at the ends of the cigaretteis permitted to fall or. be discharged from the cigarette. It also often happens that when lo one end of a cigarette is inserted in a persons mouth that particles of the tobacco become dislodged from the end of the cigarette and fall into the persons mouth. Such a condition is exceedingly annoying and necessitates the removal of the cigarette' from thf, persons mouth so that the loose tobacco which has been discharged therefrom may be expectorated. Another diiiiculty found with open ended cigarettes is that the tobacco at the ends of the. cigarette wrappings or casings falls into the cigarette boxes or cases in' which the cigarettes are being carried. This condition is not only annoying to the user of ci arettes but occasions a considerable Waste o tobacco.

To obviate the loss of tobacco from the ends of cigarettes and to prevent the dropping of particles of tobacco fromthe supported end of a cigarette into a ersons the purpose of providing an improved type when the cigarette isA to be smoked to aHord a sanitary protecting means whereby loose tobacco is prevented from dropping'into a persons mouth to cause annoyance and re quire expectoration of the loose tobacco. The perforated cap not onl affords protection against the discharge o tobacco into a perfere with the proper draft being produced through the ci arette when it is smoked nor is the enjoyab e taste and ease of smoking interfered with.

mouth this invention has been devised .fori

sons mouth but furthermore does not inter- It is an object of this invention to provide a cigarette with a perforated cap or screen to obviate the loss `of tobacco and afford a protection against nicotine and loose tobacco being discharged into a persons mouth when the cigarette is being smoked.

vIt is also an object'of this invention to provide an improved simplified type of cigarette Withan apertured closure cap on either one or both ends thereof.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an improved type of `cigarette adapted to have` an apertured cap or screen grid closure member engaged or formed on one or bot-h of the ends thereof to conserve and retain the tobacco within the cigarette casing and also act as a reinforced holding means for one end of the cigarette when the same is being smoked so thatno tobacco is permitted to be discharged from the cigarette into a ersons mouth.

Other and urther important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings. f

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in .the drawmgs and hereinafter more fully' described.

On the drawin s:

Figure l is a si e elevation of an improved cigarette embodying the principles of this invention. f

`Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal en larged section of the'cap end of the cigarette.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ofla modified form of cigarette'provided with an apertured closure cap at each end thereof.

Figure 4 is afragmentary elevational vlew of a portion of a modiliedform of c1 arette having a removable cap engaged on t e end thereof. v

Figure 5 is a sectional view-of the removv able cap used in connection with the cigarette illustrated in Figure 4.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a tube, c lindrical casingbr wrapper constructed of t in paper or the ike usua y usedin the manufacture of the ordinary type of cigarette.

The tubular casing or wrapper 1 is rolled sure cap of the cigarette.

around a filling of tobacco 2 which is ordinarily compressed or packed during the roliing of the cigarette. Engaged on one end of the cigarette is a closure cap comprising an end disc or plate 3 provided with a peripheral ange or rim 4 which is engaged around the *I exterior of one end of the casing or wrapper 1 and is secured thereto by means of adhesive or by crimping as indicated at 5. The coating of adhesive may be engaged around the exterior of one end of the cigarette casing 1 or if desired may be applied on the inner surface of the flange 4 forming art of the clohe closure cap consisting of the end plate 3 and the flange or rim 4 and is positionedv to afford a mouthpiece or holder for closing one end of the cigarette to retain the tobacco therein thereby reventing the tobacco from becoming disodged and falling into a persons mouth when the cap end of a cigarette is engaged in the persons mouth. The end plate 3 of the closure cap is provided with a pluralit of apertures or openings 6 to permit a dra t to be created through the cigarette when tne same is lighted and is being smoked. The vclosure cap is constructed of thin paper or other suitable material and serves to reinforce the closed end of the cigarette, so that the apertured closure cap serves not only as a screen or gridpreventing the discharge of.

tobacco into a rsons mouth but also serves the purpose o providing a holder or reinforcing ca 'at one end of the cigarette and prevents the capped `end lof the cigarette which is usually engaged in a persons mouth from shrinking or tearing whlch usually occurs in the ordina type of cigarette because of the saturation o the paper coverin at the end lof the cigarette which is engage in the smoker-s mouth.

Figure 3 illustrates a modified form of the device in which the reference numeral 7 indicates a cigarette having a flanged closure cap 8 engaged on each end of the cigarette. lEach ofthe closure caps is provided with a pluralityof apertures or openings 9 to permit a draft to be created throughv the cigarette when the' opposite end of the cigarette is lighted. The closure caps 8 are constructed o thin paper or other suitable material and ma be secured in position by means of adhesive or the like. One capped end ofthe cigarete is' adapted to be used as a holder for insertion in a persons mouth and acts to prevent any of the tobacco in the cigarette from dischargin or dropping' into 1a persons mouth. T e opposite capped end of the cigarette 7 is' adapted to be lighted in the usual way when the cigarette is to be smoked. The second cap is provided to close the second end of the cigarette so that before the.

cigarette is used and while it is in its package or in a holder the tobacco is prevented from dropping out of either of 'the ends of the cigarette. The closure caps not only prevents the Waste oftobacco but serve to reinforce the ends of the cigarette and prevent the same from being crumpled or damaged before they are used. i

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate another modiiied form of the device in which the reference numeral 10 designates a cigarette having a closure cap removably or frictionally engaged on the end thereof. The closure cap comprises an end plate 11 having draft or smoke openings .12 therein. 'integrally formed on the closure plate 11 is a flange or rim 13 vthe rim ory margin thereof being slightly deiiected outwardly at 14; to afford an enlargement at the open end of the cap so that the cap-may be readily slipped or engaged upon one end of the cigarette l0. The closure cap may be so constructed that it will be frictionally retained in position and serve both as a holder When the cigarette is being vsmoked as Well as a reinforcing means for l or closure members may be carried separate y from the cigarette and may be engaged on either one or both ends of the cigarette as desired so that the tobacco Within the cigarette is prevented from falling out of the ends thereof. When a cigarette of this type is to be smoked the closure cap may be removed from one end and the opposite or capped end may be used as a holder for engagement in a persons mouth so that the supported end of the cigarette is not only reinforced by the closure cap but has the tobacco separated from contact withl the interior. of a persons mouth. The closure cap acts not only as a reinforcing means and a closure for the end of a cigarette but also provides the necessary draft openings vso that' the cigarette may be conveniently smoked without any danger of tobacco falling intothe persons mouth and Without any impairment to the proper draft through the Abigarette. The closure cap not only affords al reinforcement and a holder for the cigarette but also permits the full en'oyment of the taste of the cigarette Whic is cherished by smokers.

Attention is also called to the fact that the improved apertured cap or holder engaged onthe end of the cigarette serves as a means for protecting the fingers of a person against danger of becoming stained by nicotine. The closure cap acts as a retaining means for holding the nicotine, resulting from the smoking of the cigarette, within the cigarette casing at the closed end thereof, thereby preventing the nicotine .from entering a persons mouth or from staining a persons fingers.

It will of course vbe understood that many details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is therefore not the purposeto limit the patent ranted hereon otherwise than necessitate by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A cigarette comprising a casing having a l filling of tobacco therein, closure means engaged on the ends of said'casing to retain the tobacco therein, said closure means being constructed of substantially the same material` as that of which the casing is constructed-,one of said closure means serving as a tip for the cigarette while the opposite closure means reinforces the end of the cigarette and serves as a mouth-piece preventing tobacco from dropping out of the end ofthe cigarette into the mouth of a person smoking the same, said closure means having a pluralityof spaced apertures communicating with the longitudinal axis of said casing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at Chicago Cook County,

Illinois.

ABRAHAM DEIN STEIN. 

